Global Patent Index - EP 0488551 B1

EP 0488551 B1 19960821 - Universal seal or packing gland

Title (en)

Universal seal or packing gland

Title (de)

Universelle Stopfbuchsbrille

Title (fr)

Fouloir de tresse-étoupe universel

Publication

EP 0488551 B1 19960821 (EN)

Application

EP 91310481 A 19911113

Priority

US 61975190 A 19901128

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0488551A2] A universal gland having a central opening for mounting coaxially about a machine shaft and adapted for mounting to a machine housing (55), through which the shaft extends, by a plurality of bolts (50) at bolt hole positions in the housing, characterized in that the gland comprises a gland body (12, 14) extending radially at the bolt hole positions a distance less than the minimum radial distance of the bolt hole positions from the axis of the shaft the gland further comprises a plurality of bolt mounting tabs (30) extending radially beyond the periphery of the gland body a distance at least to the bolt hole positions the tabs are angularly adjustable about the gland body; and the gland body comprises a mounting surface (16) for placement adjacent the housing and facing away from the mounting surface at least one tab engaging surface (25) engaged by the tabs for transferring forces from the bolts to the gland body is disclosed. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F16J 15/18; F04D 29/10

IPC 8 full level

F16J 15/00 (2006.01); F16J 15/16 (2006.01); F16J 15/18 (2006.01); F16J 15/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F16J 15/18 (2013.01 - KR); F16J 15/184 (2013.01 - EP US); F16B 2200/506 (2018.07 - EP US); F16B 2200/60 (2023.08 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0488551 A2 19920603; EP 0488551 A3 19931118; EP 0488551 B1 19960821; AT E141675 T1 19960915; AU 644700 B2 19931216; AU 8784091 A 19920604; CA 2056276 A1 19920529; CA 2056276 C 20010821; DE 69121531 D1 19960926; DE 69121531 T2 19970320; DK 0488551 T3 19970106; FI 915585 A0 19911127; FI 915585 A 19920529; FI 94548 B 19950615; FI 94548 C 19950925; JP 2710081 B2 19980210; JP H0694138 A 19940405; KR 0169737 B1 19981201; KR 920010189 A 19920626; MX 9102097 A 19920708; NO 180425 B 19970106; NO 180425 C 19970416; NO 914668 D0 19911127; NO 914668 L 19920529; NZ 240530 A 19951026; NZ 260456 A 19951026; US 5209496 A 19930511; ZA 918964 B 19920826

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91310481 A 19911113; AT 91310481 T 19911113; AU 8784091 A 19911113; CA 2056276 A 19911127; DE 69121531 T 19911113; DK 91310481 T 19911113; FI 915585 A 19911127; JP 33544191 A 19911126; KR 910021609 A 19911128; MX 9102097 A 19911115; NO 914668 A 19911127; NZ 24053091 A 19911108; NZ 26045691 A 19911108; US 91888792 A 19920724; ZA 918964 A 19911112